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15773647

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-18
pubmed:abstractText
Death during the first year after hip fracture may be influenced by the type of hospital in which patients are treated as well as the time spent awaiting surgery. We studied 57,315 hip fracture patients who were admitted to hospital in Ontario, Canada. Patients treated in teaching hospitals had a decreased risk of in-hospital mortality (odds ratio (OR) 0.89; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.83 to 0.97) compared with those treated in urban community institutions. There was a trend toward increased mortality in rural rather than urban community hospitals. In-hospital mortality increased as the surgical delay increased (OR 1.13; 95% CI 1.10 to 1.16) for a one-day delay and higher (OR 1.60; 95% CI 1.42 to 1.80) for delays of more than two days. This relationship was strongest for patients younger than 70 years of age and with no comorbidities but was independent of hospital status. Similar relationships were seen at three months and one year after surgery. This suggests that any delay to surgery for non-medical reasons is detrimental to a patient's outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of hospital type and surgical delay on mortality after surgery for hip fracture.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. iris.weller@sw.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't